GOOD AFTERNOON and welcome to the Rush-Hour Round-up - our new offering that perks up your day as you get ready to go home.

We'll be gathering together the day's essential items from the worldwide web as well as our favourite photo of the day and news you can use including latest travel and traffic updates and TV listings.

Picture of the day (see above)

Today's shot is from Echo snapper James Maloney and is of rescue worker Zian McGowan getting a kiss off Benji - one of the abandoned horses saved from slaughter and rehomed at Gerrard's Livery in Netherley